#defending europe

[hiddenromania]

Saint Stephen succeeded his father, Prince Bogdan II, as Prince of Moldavia on April 12, 1457 soon after the latter was murdered. He defended his country against the Turks, and he also built many churches and monasteries. (Painted Churches of Bukovina)

Saint Stephen the Great was a spiritual son of Saint Daniel the Hesychast (December 18), who told him that if he built a church after every battle he would be victorious in all his wars. Following Saint Daniel’s counsel, Saint Stephen won forty-seven battles and built forty-eight churches or monasteries. He also built the Putna Dormition Monastery in northern Moldavia in 1466 when Saint Daniel urged him to do so.

In 1476, Saint Stephen lost the battle of Razboieni to the Turks. He went to visit Saint Daniel at the Voronets Monastery to ask whether or not he should surrender the country to the Moslems. Saint Daniel told him not to surrender, because he would soon win a decisive victory. Saint Daniel also told him that after he had saved the nation, Stephen should build a monastery in honor of Saint George at that place. Having faith in Saint Daniel’s prophecy, Stephen went forth with his army and drove the Turks from the country.

Saint Stephen fell asleep in the Lord on July 2, 1504, and was buried at the Putna Monastery. He was glorified by the Orthodox Church of Romania in 1992.

#romania #rural romania #traditionalism #bucovina painted churches #orthodox christianity #saint stephen #christianity #faith #bukovina #romania churches #churches of romania #moldavia #moldova #Daniel the Hesychast #monasteries #eastern orthodox #eastern europe #europe #defending europe #prince of moldavia

[greypetrel]

French historians outraged by Ridley Scott portraying Napoleon as a tyrant be like...

Actual people who were military conquered by Napoleon, had a foreign ruler installing a random relative who knew nothing of the territory, installed a level of bureaucracy it's still hard to get rid of still today, destroyed monuments and infrastructures, stole artworks be like:

Tell me again: which European country was the one so feudal and with rules so strict and rulers so shitty that the people actually rioted and started a terror period?

You can have all the opinions you want about that movie and Ridley Scott's historical movies, but if your argument reaches defending Napoleon, maybe you should stop talking and read some books written in countries that were actually conquered by Napoleon.

#historian critical #napoleon movie #colonialims #After all this time? Always. #are they seriously defending fucking Napoleon to say a movie that never wanted to be a documentary *shocks* isn't 100% accurate? #in case you didn't know the first pamphlet in Europe to actually say death penalty was shitty was an Italian one written in 1764 #before the American Revolution #repeating for the people in the back: NO imperialism is good #I'm including the Roman one

[anonymous-dentist]

My big Hm is how the server is going to treat the Germans considering they’ve been completely sidelining Europe since the French joined

#you know it’s bad if I’m defending EUROPE #like no offense Europe but you’re easy to make fun of #but I feel soooo bad for the European audience

[castilestateofmind]

"Every man and every nation has the sacred right to preserve their differences and their identity in the name of their future, and in the name of their past".

-Jean Raspail.

#Jean raspail #Pierre Joubert #Europe #european identity #identity #great replacement #reconquista #traditionalism #tradition #defend europe #immigration #the camp of the saints

[chevaliermalfets]

the department sending us back to do research after serving so much wine at the christmas lunch

#lmao good thing i don't have any experimennts running this afternoon #just have to write an exam and im either gonna go in 'fuck them kids' mode or get v soft and make the exam way easier than it should be #rays european hot girl phd #also the idea of the DEPARTMENT serving us alcohol??? #europe's wild y'all #in the US the department sent out an email basically saying you can't even bring a bottle of champagne to celebrate after someone defends #their thesis. you have to go off campus to have alcohol #30 rock

[hella1975]

americans bragging about europe is also funny bc of the fundamental family drama that comes with being european. those are my rotten soldiers my final girls my silly rabbits but im going to be a bitch about them of course. an american would brag like 'i visited [insert european country]' and id be like 'oh ew'

#'when i was in spain-' NOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO LMFAO #or they'd make some innocent observation and id be like 'yeah italians are just like that' and theyd be like 'THATS NOT WHAT I MEANT' #HELP LMFAO. like it's okay! but of course if an american tried to slag off anywhere in europe id be furious. that's my little brother #you know it's fucked when even the other europeans defend ENGLAND just bc an american said some shit #like we are the lowest of the low over here even before we decided to blow up the family dinner with brexit #even the IRISH will defend us against them. insanity #you'll have me wanting to defend FRANCE over america do you know how insane that is? in this cocksucking holefucking lifetime? #me: we have had fifteen wars with them. i think their people are animals. i hate them #an american: yes when i was travelling i also found that- #me pulling out a knife: im gonna stop you right there

[tomirida]

i'm taking the word "bourgeois" away from online communists

#me when i defend a dead colonial russian supremacist empire bc i can't comprehend that usa and europe aren't the only bad guys in the world #personal

[re-germanisierung]

#Wotans Volk #Germanism #Germanic #Germanen #Germanentum #Germanske #Nordic #Norse #Skandinavia #Germany #Odin #Wotan #Heidentum #Paganism #Pagan #Choosen people #Auserwählte Volk #Volk #Europa #Europe #Defend #White #Culture #Tradition

[dinaniktorl]

I think Harvey would be black if they had a human form

Reason? Beacuse.

#rusty lake #harvey the parrot #they're an African grey parrot. #i won't say that there are only black people in africa. but you know. #maybe they moved to Europe from Africa. but i duntknow don't quote me on that #btw I won't be defending my point. I'm happy to see Harvey as any race (and/or nationality)

[hiddenromania]

Mircea the Elder in Numismatics and Medalistics

“Mircea the Elder (1386 – 1418) was the son of Radu I and ruler of Wallachia. He was also known in history as Mircea the Great and succeeded to secure for the province of Wallachia its largest territorial span, as well as its highest geopolitical status ever.

1402 would bring important changes in relations with the Ottoman Empire. The defeat and capture of Bayezid I by the Mongols under Tamerlane opened a path for power struggles and political infighting within the Ottoman Empire. The confrontation between the sons of Bayezid I was carefully speculated upon by Voivode Mircea, who at first supported Musa against Emir Süleyman, with an aim towards weakening Ottoman power. Musa was initially defeated and took refuge in Wallachia, yet with the help of Mircea he succeeded in occupying Adrianople, the capital of the Ottoman State at the time, and became Sultan. It was during this period that Wallachia reached its greatest territorial breadth, as documented by a chronicle of 1406 in which the voivode claims that “by virtue of Christ the Lord, as a good believer and a good worshipper, lover of Christ and autocrat, Io[an] Mircea, great voivode and ruler at the mercy of God and by the gift of God, warding and ruling over the entire country of Hungary-Wallachia and over lands beyond the mountains, as well as over the Tatar lands, over Amlaş and Hertzeg Făgăraş, ruler over Banat Severin and both parts of Podunavia, up to the Great Sea and warden of the city of Darstor, do {…}”.

After 1397 (or 1402, according to some) Mircea initiated a monetary reform, whereby the gross weight and silver content of the ducats were increased. New elements in terms of iconography were introduced, consisting in representations of the voivode and of Jesus Christ, testifying to the important role of Mircea on the Balkan political scene, as well as to his capacity as defender of Christendom.

The first series of ducats depict a crowned Mircea the Elder standing and holding a vertical or inclined spear in his right hand, and the cross-bearing orb in his left hand. On the reverse there is an inclined shield with a helmet and the eagle of Wallachia on top. The second series of silver ducats in circulation after the reform of the monetary system feature a benediction by Jesus Christ on one side and on the other, Mircea holding a spear in his right hand and the cross-bearing globe in the left.

Mircea is depicted on some of the ducats wearing a Byzantine costume, while on others he is shown as a western knight. The currency of Wallachia did not only fulfil an economic function, but it was also a means of propaganda, with the voivode shown as per written documents “a sovereign voivode and sole ruler”. After the reform, the “ban” was reintroduced, a subdivision with an aim to ensure the needed amount of change money (coins). This currency was non-epigraphic and depicted a cross with arms of equal length on the obverse, and an inclined shield with the Wallachian eagle on top, on the reverse.

The second part of the reign of Mircea the Elder saw the minting of a series of coins that have given rise to a number of controversies among specialists, with some attributing them to the mint of the city of Severin. On the obverse they presented the effigy of the voivode and his name in Slavonic, and on the reverse a shield with the Wallachian eagle and an inscription in Latin, featuring the name of Petru or Petrusian. The mysterious character is not mentioned in chronicles as an associate to the throne, and there has been an ongoing debate about his origins, as well as with regard to the actual location where these coins were minted.”

Source: https://www.bnr.ro/Mircea-the-Elder-in-Numismatics-and-Medalistics

#romania #christian orthodox #christianity #byzantine #ottoman empire #wallachia #jesus christ #churches of romania #numismatics #silver coins #cross #europe #eastern europe #defending europe #history #photography #aestetic #monetary reform

[alcestas-sloboda]

#this. #they commit unthinkable crimes and you say that ukrainians are at fault for not negotiating? #look through the tag> #russian war crimes #and fucking think for at least a minute whether ukrainians are doing a wrong for defending europe from this bunch of war criminals #unfortunately for a hundredth time it is us who are at the frontline

[cutesilyo]

concept: an animatic of legally blonde's gay or european with aseantalia, with piri as the gay defendant

#hws #hws philippines #aseantalia #okay i have it FULLY FORMED IN MY HEAD okay #piri is the gay defendant #because its funny ITD BE FUNNY!!! and he has the most euro influence out of all of them #(also fits my headcanon that piri was raised in europe lol) #vivi HAS to be warner so she can say 'depending on the time of day the french go either way' #singa is vivienne because shes the one whos factual and logical about this #have a very vivid image of him pulling out a slideshow at the line 'well they bring their boys up different there' #and like. im thinking of vivi texting taiwan about the latest asean shenanigans and then #taiwan takes enid's role of 'that's a metrosexual jerk! you say he's gay i say no way' #through whatsapp lol #thai is prof callahan because hes more sensible lmao #and msia can be elle bc itd be cute! and in the context of the animatic the accusation would come out dumb and dramatic #and doesnt that fit him so well #fem brunei gets a little cameo taking the judge's line of #'if he's straight tell him im free at 8 on saturday' #then indo takes emmett's role of being the one questioning piri at the end #bc i just noticed that emmett actually?? distracts him by flashing his butt while questioning??? in the musical?? #and i think that yes. piri would get distracted by indo. indo's boobas. #then the man bursting the asean meeting doors open to scream 'you BASTARD! you lying BASTARD!' #is none other than piri's boyfriend.... drumroll.... MEXICO!!!! #and the video ends with the asean meeting having turned into an impromptu fiesta!!!!!! #mine #LOOK IVE THOUGHT IT THROUGH IT ALL FITS IT ALL FITS!!!!!

[hiroshotreplica]

please dont spawn a bunch of unblockable discourse please dont spawn a bunch of unblockable discourse please d-

okay being serious, this is gonna be fun. team frye for life. ill see if i can make art for this fest but there's no guarantee. im just EXTREMELY happy this isnt a final fest

#rambling #this is from the official nintendo of europe acc #this is the *second time ive agreed with frye.. took very long but ill be her strongest defender #*forgot about the pokemon fest im so sorry LOL

[khlur]

'colonial christianity' bffr what the fuck are you on? like i said, stop trying to play saviour here.

dalit and bahujan people in india faced and continue to face systemic oppression at the hands of upper caste communities. when europeans came to mercifully civilize us all, they brought with them money.

many tribal and oppressed caste people--not unlike great grandfathers and grandmothers of my own family--saw colonizer money and benefits as a means of escape from material oppression (if i was at risk of being beaten up and lynched for daring to even enter the brahmin area of a village, i would take that money and education to give myself a more dignified life). in exchange they had to accept christianity.

if you're not from any part of south asia, you probably don't get AT ALL how pervasive the caste system is, how much of indian society is structured on it. do you understand the sheer amount of both structural and direct violence required to maintain caste hierarchies? even today? when most people in the world think of caste in india as something trivial and bygone?

as the second largest religious minority in this country, we form around a whopping 3% of the entire population. there's no denying that we started out by inheriting racist white colonial theology. however, we are not just passive receivers. dalit liberation theology and tribal theology have been growing movements within many denominations.

to this day, tribal christians in north and central india face the brunt of anti christian violence at the hands of upper caste hindus. this violence is undeniably caste based, shrouded in a good dose of hatred against religious minorities. entire towns torched, churches burned, people quartered and butchered, people burnt alive, people living in fear with their internet access cut off and mobile network turned off during major christian festivals.

this is of course just a snapshot.

my personal beliefs? doesn't matter. even if i dedicate my life to openly criticising everything wrong with christianity (and i am well aware of a lot that is wrong. i have a lot to say about it too) it won't matter. with the rise of hindu nationalism (many compare what's happening in india to a piece of history from the mid 20th century involving germany and a certain charismatic leader), religious minorities take even more heat than we did before, muslims in india unequivocally facing the worst of it all.

you tell me if i'm playing saviour or if i'm attempting to extend solidarity with a shared understanding of what it's like to be in a religious minority.

#as val would say....spare critical thinking skills #context MATTERS #this is not evangelical bible thumping america or puritan europe for fuck's SAKE #u expect me to defend christianity??? as a queer mentally ill person who's been prevented frm accessing any sort of care for either?? #but it's undeniably a cultural identity as i've been raised in a christian household. i can't change or deny that. #i do not claim to know what it's like to experience antisemitism at all god no #but none of us should need to experience the same kind of oppression to extend support and solidarity??? isn't that like basic

[guhhhhhhhhhhh]

I have to put fresh sheets on my bed and make it but I've just been sitting on my bare mattress for the last 20 mins ranting to myself about this damn show

#again rewatching this with a developed adult brain is CRAZY #and I'm catching so many things I didn't notice before #and it's making everything feel even more !!! than the first time I watched the show #like!!!!like!!! somehow I never caught onto how such a strong part of flint's grief comes from the fact that he didn't try and rescue Thomas #and how his actions led to all of this happening in the first place #he could have sided against Thomas with his father. and they never would've had any of the mess that came with angering Dad #but that just wasn't possible to him anymore #because of what he felt for Thomas he had to defend his ideals. the ones they shared #and after all that. KNOWING that HE was partly responsible for what happened to Thomas!! just how painful it is that he walked away. #and fled to Nassau. and didn't do anything to try and help Thomas #like!!! the GUILT that must cause!!! the ANGUISH!!! no WONDER he's Like That Jesus Christ #and like!!! oh my GOD Toby Stephen's acting is outstanding in this #the way you could feel the palpable shift right after flint hugs Miranda. while Ashe is telling them how he can wisk them away to someplace #else in Europe. and james steps back!! you could see it in his EYES that that is the moment when Captain Flint starts to form #and you can hear it in his voice. the barely perceptible shift. that he reached his breaking point #also I completely forgot about the surprise Vane attack at the end of that episode and I nearly screamed #black sails #ALSO!!!!!! going through all of this with the knowledge that Miranda dies T^T and that Thomas is actually alive and they get reunited #is tearing my soul apart I think #these sheets may not be going on my bed tonight.....

[fuckyeahmarxismleninism]

Around 10,000 military personnel and 250 aircraft from 25 countries are participating in NATO’s ‘Air Defender 23’ exercise scheduled from June 12-23. Anti-war groups call it a provocation.

#Germany #antiwar #protest #StopNATO #Air Defender 23 #imperialism #provocation #NoWarWithRussia #proxy war #Ukraine #Europe #struggle la lucha